NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Analyst Interview Questions
& Process

I met with the hiring manager first, then spoke with a project lead/analyst, and then finally the Director. It was a good process getting to chat with people already in the role for their take on the job.

So, I was interested in this role at what's known as the top hospital in NYC, being in healthcare myself. But man, it was a mess from the get-go. Multiple HR folks kept reaching out, totally unaware of each other, about the same job. After the first contact, my follow-up emails and calls about my upcoming travel plans in 3 weeks were ghosted. Then, just 3 days before my trip, I finally heard back. I reminded them about my travel and that the timing might be tight, and again, silence. A month later, the initial HR person sent a generic interview request for the same role. Then, a different HR person contacted me about another position. HR person #2 said I'd interview for one role first, and if that didn't pan out, the second. But I had already told HR person #1 I was scheduled for both. Seriously, no internal communication at NYP. I finally got scheduled for interviews 3 months after they first reached out. And to top it off, I was given the wrong location for both. I can't even begin to describe the lack of efficiency and respect. No one ever followed up about the location mix-up, during or after. During the interviews themselves, the department and HR were out of sync. The department assumed I knew who I'd be meeting, but HR hadn't told me about the 2nd or 3rd interviewers. In the second interview, I didn't even speak to half the people HR said I would, and the department was unaware HR had told me that. Surprise! HR also forgot to mention the skills test, which caught the department off guard too. I kept it polite and finished the interview day, but I made it clear I wasn't really looking to leave my current job anymore. It was by far the most disorganized interview experience I've ever had.

The interview was set up by phone at a time that worked for them. Two interviewers spent the first part going over my resume, which I saw as helpful feedback. The rest of the time, they asked questions in a way that implied I should be desperate to get into their 'number one' institution, which they mentioned a few times. I'm entry-level for the job but not professionally, so I expected to explain my career shift. I asked questions at the end about their backgrounds and their views on the position and the field's future, but their answers weren't impressive. They mentioned the next step was an in-person meeting, but didn't specify if it would be one-on-one or a panel. I left the call feeling uncertain, though still a bit hopeful. Honestly, I felt a bit disrespected and scrutinized. To make matters worse, it took them a whole month to officially reject me, and they didn't even send a direct email. I had to log in to my account to see that I didn't get the job. I applied for another position after this one in April, and they rejected me for that too within a few days. I don't expect to get every job, but I expected much more from NYP. I'm not impressed with this 'number one' hospital or how I was treated.